RENEWAL GRANTS FOR WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.

SEC. 8305. RENEWAL GRANTS FOR WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.(a) In General.—Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(m) Continued Funding for Centers.—“(1) In general.—A nonprofit organization described in paragraph (2) shall be eligible to receive, subject to paragraph (3), a 3-year grant under this subsection.“(2) Applicability.—A nonprofit organization described in this paragraph is a nonprofit organization that has received funding under subsection (b) or (l).“(3) Application and approval criteria.—“(A) Criteria.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall develop and publish criteria for the consideration and approval of applications by nonprofit organizations under this subsection.“(B) Contents.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the conditions for participation in the grant program under this subsection shall be the same as the conditions for participation in the program under subsection (l), as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.“(C) Notification.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the deadline to submit applications for each fiscal year, the Administrator shall approve or deny any application under this subsection and notify the applicant for each such application.“(4) Award of grants.—“(A) In general.—Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall make a grant for the Federal share of the cost of activities described in the 121 STAT. 210 application to each applicant approved under this subsection.“(B) Amount.—A grant under this subsection shall be for not more than $150,000, for each year of that grant.“(C) Federal share.—The Federal share under this subsection shall be not more than 50 percent.“(D) Priority.—In allocating funds made available for grants under this section, the Administrator shall give applications under this subsection or subsection (l) priority over first-time applications under subsection (b).“(5) Renewal.—“(A) In general.—The Administrator may renew a grant under this subsection for additional 3-year periods, if the nonprofit organization submits an application for such renewal at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Administrator may establish.“(B) Unlimited renewals.—There shall be no limitation on the number of times a grant may be renewed under subparagraph (A).“(n) Privacy Requirements.—“(1) In general.—A women’s business center may not disclose the name, address, or telephone number of any individual or small business concern receiving assistance under this section without the consent of such individual or small business concern, unless—“(A) the Administrator is ordered to make such a disclosure by a court in any civil or criminal enforcement action initiated by a Federal or State agency; or“(B) the Administrator considers such a disclosure to be necessary for the purpose of conducting a financial audit of a women’s business center, but a disclosure under this subparagraph shall be limited to the information necessary for such audit.“(2) Administration use of information.—This subsection shall not—“(A) restrict Administration access to program activity data; or“(B) prevent the Administration from using client information (other than the information described in subparagraph (A)) to conduct client surveys.“(3) Regulations.—The Administrator shall issue regulations to establish standards for requiring disclosures during a financial audit under paragraph (1)(B).”.(b) Repeal.—Section 29(l) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(l)) is repealed effective October 1 of the first full fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act.(c) Transitional Rule.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a grant or cooperative agreement that was awarded under subsection (l) of section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656), on or before the day before the date described in subsection (b) of this section, shall remain in full force and effect under the terms, and for the duration, of such grant or agreement.121 STAT. 211